was captured, shipped to south carolina and sold to slavery. wrote the only known slave narrative in arabic. we see his autobiography. it went from hand it hand. enough to carry it on. there were others written by who weren slaved but this is the only known existing arabic.pt in 00 that is today at 6: 3.tern on c-span >> continuing our special look grand avenue was home to some of the wealthiest mansions atned with the turn of the 20th century. find marquette

university and the pabst mansion. learn about home to the family and origins of their brewing company. we are in milwaukee. that was pretty early on. generally for german developed with hat the lager beers and they wanted to retrieve that. oday most people would recognize pabst from beer ompany but he was a 19th century celebrity. he was from the saxon region of and immigrated in 1848 german s a large immigration due to political unrest and they arrived in

milwaukee, didn't stay, headed to chicago and that is where he part of his ly legislative. he was a steamship captain until philip best. he was operating the best brewing company in milwaukee a founded hat his father in 1844. pabst's steamship ine to purchase items and bringing children and his eldest daughter. hat is how the introduction it frederick pabst came. married in lieve 1862. he would become president much used hisng company and skill as a people person and great marketer. he had no background in brewing nd didn't understand the ingredients initially so he relied heavily on people who ere working at the brewing

company and his brother-in-law who married the younger of the daughters. he would be the one that understand more about the flavoring of beer. when you combined those talents ones who turned best into a large successful 1890.y in the world by in 1889 they changed it from to pabst. there were two man factors. two had passed away and to d of directors voted change it to the pabst brewing ompany because frederick was the president and was largely responsible for making it the lager brewery in the world. so there was that change in 1889. the 1890's were the heyday for family as a whole. it was nicknamed the pabst

milwaukee. by 1890 it was the largeest world and ry in the they were in the world fair in chicago with a large pavilion to that was that and another way they got the name out there to a worldwide audience. you had the pabst mansion that theater 189590 and after it was purchased and the ifferent restaurants and resorts were built in the 1890's. the 1890's in american history a is important decade and what set up the america in many respects as well as here in with the pabst family nd children married in 1890's and all of that sort of local -- celebrity spread the name and with the brewing ompany which was the most visible of the companies pabst owned. pabst mansion ban in 1890

he hired a local firm. communicateyears to and in july of 1892 they moved in. children, five died as infants which was not then.mon when the mansion was completed in with rederick moved his daughter and grand daughter at age two. 20,000 square feet. there are five total levels, a was a work space for staff at the house appear first, second and third were areas and full sized attic. bout 37 rooms is how we generally count that. definitely enough space for four members.l family it is designed with a flemish nd renaissance style and northern european style that you in the netherlands

and northern germany. interior wall coverings we believe were probably influenced son-in-law. he was a local artist. we have come to learn he was the lady interior designer probably decorators. first they were going to go with as far new and modern as available products including and tapestry. like a gold h is leaf product in the french rooms more modern features which included central heating, first floor, the a telephone closet. of the n the music room pabst mansion. t is what we would term an ornate family room where they formal occasions

like the youngest daughter's funerals as well. was done by the matthews brothers in milwaukee. style the same woodwork as the room and tapestry fabric. space ects in the including a lot of original of ork including a portrait cabinet pabst and things of his as a steamship captain. one of my favorite stories about room is christmas of 1903. in 1903 his health was bad and celebrate and to i always like to smile when i hink of the struggle that the children must have had to give their millionaire father and one last hey had for the christmas was to purchase a as the breed alf

that he always wanted to farm.duce to his so the local paper wrote how he it was with glee we uncrated in this elaborate space as aaraded around the room gift to their father. we moved into the dining room now. the locker roomest space for -- entertaining. for they always had food based at the and entertainment house. typical germanof food. my favorite example is a very dinner with the moonlight the in the 1890's with menu you would think with be igher under food but ham, bratwurst, potato salad, radio dishes. radishes. things they would have green,eating served here to family and friends. dessert they mention that

cigars pabst would have of cuban weed for the gentlemen. family seems to be fairly in foll formal. they were formal if they were in or have a formal that it was done to the team period. think side of that, we because of their humble beginning they were very casual. table you see e here does come packet down it compact down to see fo four. can compact or expand to seat 22 people. really then go full elaborate for those dinners friends. the dining room is a good xample of more popular collections and how they incorporated modern features. chandelier, t the

hile today was is electrified you can see how they incorporated electricity early the ring of candles. and worked with natural gas they stick out closer to you and i and have the knobs on the side. as you go through the mansion one thing we like to point out see the knobs they were originally natural and if not they were electric. >> it features some more interesting collections including the piece over here on the north wall. this is a brass and copper won't know cooler. we know that the pabst family here.rred german wine so, the mansion that beer built drink and preferred they imported a lot of wine. you are entering captain pabst's tudy so we have moved to the

westernmost point on the first floor. study had two main purposes his home office to a smoking iness and room. smoking years of cigar that would take a toll later in his life took place here. woodwork, walnut, a darker style helped hide the cigar residue and onto north and east walls these are well placed cabine cabinets. all the pieces are individually if you feel along the which is how they would have accessed these there is a release button and they open to reveal storage areas. the design probably the most house and you get close to the scroll work design,

sea shells, one of them includes see.nimals that you so we have ram heads above the above the door and man doorway are cattle heads. he had an interest in farming. but the american west was a very popular topic with especially german immigrants in milwaukee artwork and design had small nods to that. were in nk man these reference to that. aptain pabst's study was a space for him to conduct business and he also would have letters which l is the main form of communication then. pieces we showcase talk about on tours is a letter "my dear 1889 the children" letter here on the original desk. is a good-bye letter and with his will and when he passed away

1904 it was tan out and read to -- taken out and read. of the good example contents quotes like he wants them to be generous and unselfish to each other in case need. be honest and nobel and with the and have a good name is better than having riches and is from doingness right. we think of them were personal captain pabst wanted to impart to his kids. oming from such a humble background they would not have had the same experience he did. he was always stressing how port and it really spoke volumes to the character that -- chirp were raised children were raised to. they were almost equally as their father in the milwaukee area. we want people to have a better pabst anding of the family. this was not a family that came from wealth. lived the american dream as far as coming as immigrants and working up the ladder and acquiring

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